We have all 30 teams in action this Friday, and I've cooked up a 3-leg parlay consisting of 1 favorite on the runline and a pair of underdogs to win outright. Backing this parlay on Fanduel Sportsbook will payout at generous +740 odds. Below I'll provide a breakdown of each individual leg and don’t forget to check out our MLB predictions for every game today.
Kansas City Royals over New York Mets (+116)
I must admit, I was a little bit skeptical of the Royals before their 3-game set with the Houston Astros earlier in the week. Obviously, I was dead wrong about this team, as they not only swept the Astros, but did so with relative ease. Kansas City outscored Houston 28-8 in the series and plated 9 runs in the first inning of their final game yesterday. The Royals now own the longest current win streak in the MLB at 7 games. I like their chances to at least extend that mark to 8 games, especially going up against the underperforming New York Mets, who are just 5-7 to start the season.
The Mets do have some momentum entering this series having taken 2 out of 3 games from the Atlanta Braves, but I'm not high on starting pitcher Luis Severino. Severino owns a 3.60 ERA across his first 2 starts, but it's extremely misleading considering he surrendered 11 hits through 5 innings in his Mets' debut but allowed just 3 earned runs. Meanwhile, Royals' starter Michael Wacha has been extremely reliable throughout his career and is coming off a 7-inning, 2-hit shutout in his last outing.''